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Household of David Ness (born 1828, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

David Ness and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Ness, born in 1828 in Kirkland, Fife, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella J Ness, born in 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1864 in Leven, Fife, Scotland), Walter (born 1866 in Leven, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Leven, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1862 in Leven, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Son-In-Law, William (born 1858 in Leven, Fife, Scotland) and David's Grandson, William (born 1881 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland).


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David Ness's household

Male

David

Ness

Head
Female

Isabella J

Ness

Wife
Female

Mary

Ness

Daughter
Male

Walter

Ness

Son
Male

John

Ness

Son
Female

Margaret

Ness

Daughter
Male

William

Carr

Son-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Carr

Daughter
Male

William

Carr

Grandson
First name(s) David
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kirkland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Ness

Head

Married

53

1828

Kirkland, Fife, Scotland

Isabella J

Ness

Wife

Married

52

1829

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Ness

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Walter

Ness

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Leven, Fife, Scotland

John

Ness

Son

-

13

1868

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Ness

Daughter

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Carr

Son-In-Law

Married

23

1858

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Carr

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Leven, Fife, Scotland

William

Carr

Grandson

-

0

1881

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

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